I meant that it may not be seen as much here, on a thread started by someone else as their introduction, & that once you are set up, it would be...
For more eye candy, see the Kunsthistorisches Museum's holdings of cameos by Alessandro Masnago.
Pewter, when your membership is confirmed, go here & click the start new thread button near the top so you can have your very own Intro instead of...
You are not allowed to say this unless you show us the dogs. :joyful:
Sometimes I feel a new cameo is telling me something specific about the cutter or a previous owner. It may just be a hyperactive imagination, but...
Probably the Exposition Universelle of 1867 is meant.
But so changeable & elusive! :joyful:
Big enough to be garden decor but doesn't look like it has been used that way & not sure it would stand up to weather. The sort of thing that...
Yep, both members of 'the feldspar group'. (Sounds like an investment firm!)
Thank you. :happy: No, the red, both the layer used for the skin tone & the speckled inclusions in the background layer, are all natural to the...
It depends on how the light catches it. A specimen can look dull grey or blazing blue; some bits have more 'labradorescence' than others. Some...
I like that the decoration down the sides of the hutch is not symmetrical. It matches up most of the time, but here & there the lineup differs.
It seems likely your chairs have been reupholstered, but so then is the settee likely to have been also. But think something consistent with the...
Size?
Have you identified the primary wood? Imagine that plays a role in value & may help date. This one, with game on one door, sea food on the...
Upholstery is similar to this. [IMG]
Or maybe both. [IMG]
Not in that room. It nearly reaches the ceiling while sitting on the floor. It has to be massively heavy. Putting it on top would give new...
Don't know how old you think it is, but going by the photos of the chair casters & the way the underside of the table is constructed (tabletop...
Thanks kyratango. Always appreciate having my judgment backed up, especially by others who know cameos. Not a thrift store price, well below...
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